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The Senior Life Care Planning, LLC Leads the Way in Comprehensive Services Designed to Help Families Select Nursing Homes and Maintain Quality Long-Term Care

Senior Life Care Planning, provides assistance to the aging and Veterans in dealing with the unique issues they face.

How Do You Take Care of Mom – Long Distance

You live in a different city or state than mom. You try your best to see her, take the long trips, as much as you can. You call every day. However, no matter what you do, you feel the guilt, for not being there for her.

Everyone who needs to wear a bracelet for dementia, diabetes, heart condition should wear one.

New bracelets and other medical-identification systems can fill in first responders on practically a patient’s complete health history

Although, there are laws in place, elder abuse continues in staggering numbers.

Be aware that elder abuse or neglect can occur at any time, in any community, at any economic level, among all races and nationalities.

What is Medicaid Estate Recovery?

The state cannot force you to sell your residence, but they will put a lien on the property, and when you die, the Government will go after your estate.

Symptoms of Alzheimer’s Disease

Although families, keep the Alzheimer victim at home, as long as possible, most people with the disease move into an assisted living facility or nursing home.

The VA Has Issues of Room and Board at the Assisted Living Facility.

Some VA Adjudicators mistakenly deny the room and board portions of the Assisted Living Facility bill under the pretense they are not medical expenses.

Home May Lose Exempt Status for VA Benefits

Although official VA regulations state that “a veteran’s or widow’s home is exempt, “some Regional Center VA Adjudicators are mistakenly taking the position that the home is no longer exempt

Incomplete VA Form By the Assisted Living Facility.

There are specific statements an Assisted Living Facility needs to include on VA Form 21-0779.

Issues with Physician’s Report – For VA Benefits.

There are specific statements VA Adjudicators are now looking for on VA Form 21-2680 (Examination for Housebound Status or Permanent Need for Aid and Attendance) and if these statements are not included, denials are being made.

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